List of Famous people who died in 2020

Mishik Airazatovich Kazaryan was a Russian-Armenian physicist specialising in laser physics and optics, the winner of the State Prize of the USSR in the field of science and technology, foreign member of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, member of the AM Prokhorov Academy of Engineering Sciences. Kazaryan was a creator of the brightest repetitively pulsed laser in the visible region of the spectrum.

Anton Schindling was a German historian. He held chairs at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (1985-1987), the University of Osnabrück (1987-1995) and the University of Tübingen (1995–2015). Thematically he worked on the history of education, the age of Confessionalization and the Holy Roman Empire. He was one of the leading early modern researchers in Germany.

Hans-Peter Naumann was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies.

Shukur Nariman oğlu Hamidov was an AzerbaijanI officer, national hero and colonel of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan. He was son to Nariman and Shargiya Hamidov. He was an enlisted member of the army since a young age and had experienced multiple wars. His family were refugees from Armenia that later migrated to Azerbaijan.

Yūji Yamaguchi was a Japanese anime director who directed Fate/stay night TV series and the Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works film.

Khosrow Sinai was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, music composer, poet, and scholar.

Wilhelmus Lourens Johannes Suurbier was a Dutch football player and among others assistant coach of the Albanian national team.

Norma Gladys Cappagli was an Argentine model and beauty queen who won the 1960 Miss World contest, after being crowned Miss Argentina World 1960. She was the first model from Argentina to win the title. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom. Her prize was £500 and a sports car. After her reign as Miss World ended, Cappagli worked as a model. In 1962, she recorded the song "Sexy World" with Armando Sciascia. The song is featured in the T.V. show Velvet. She died in Fernández Hospital in Buenos Aires on 22 December 2020 after being run over by a bus on December 17.

Michel Auger was a Canadian journalist. He was a crime reporter with Le Journal de Montréal, and he spent 42 years in journalism, starting out as a freelancer before becoming well known for covering organized crime, including years of strife between rival motorcycle gangs in the province of Quebec. In 2000, he was shot six times in the back during an attack outside the newspaper office.

Bruce Myers was a British actor, comedian, and director.